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| *[[1892]] - The first performance of [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]]'s ballet ''[[The Nutcracker]]'' is held at the [[Mariinsky Theatre]] in [[St. Petersburg]]. | *[[1892]] - The first performance of [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]]'s ballet ''[[The Nutcracker]]'' is held at the [[Mariinsky Theatre]] in [[St. Petersburg]]. | ||
| *[[1964]] - American release of [[Jean-Luc Godard]]'s New Wave film [[Contempt_(film)|Le Mépris]]. | *[[1964]] - American release of [[Jean-Luc Godard]]'s New Wave film [[Contempt_(film)|Le Mépris]]. | ||
| - | *[[1966]] - American release of [[Michelangelo Antoini]]'s British-Italian art film [[Blowup]]. | + | *[[1966]] - American release of [[Michelangelo Antonioni]]'s British-Italian art film [[Blowup]]. |
| *[[1970]] - ''[[El Topo]]'' premieres at the [[Elgin]], New York. | *[[1970]] - ''[[El Topo]]'' premieres at the [[Elgin]], New York. | ||
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- 1892 - The first performance of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker is held at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.
- 1964 - American release of Jean-Luc Godard's New Wave film Le Mépris.
- 1966 - American release of Michelangelo Antonioni's British-Italian art film Blowup.
- 1970 - El Topo premieres at the Elgin, New York.
Births
- 1870 - Saki, British writer (d. 1916)
- 1878 - Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union (d. 1953)
- 1879 - Paul Klee, Swiss-born painter (d. 1940)
- 1916 - Betty Grable, American actress (d. 1973)
- 1926 - Walter Lassally, German-born British cinematographer closely associated with the British New Wave
- 1931 - Allen Klein, American rock and roll business manager
- 1931 - André S. Labarthe , French film critic, producer, director and screen writer.
- 1937 - Frankie Crocker, New York radio DJ. (d. 2000)
- 1939 - Michael Moorcock, British author
- 1943 - Keith Richards, English guitarist (The Rolling Stones)
- 1946 - Steven Spielberg, American film director
- 1952 - Bettina Rheims, French artist and photographer
- 1955 - Ray Liotta, American actor
- 1963 - Brad Pitt, American actor
Deaths
- 1803 - Johann Gottfried Herder, German writer (b. 1744)
- 1869 - Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American composer and pianist (b. 1829)
- 1987 - Konrad "Conny" Plank, German record producer and musician (b. 1940)
- 1999 - Robert Bresson, French film director (b. 1907)
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